Oh. My. Goodness. Look at her shoes. And after Labor Day no less. Shudder. She's wearing... white!
The prevailing opinion, be it for marketing or merely historical convenience, is that for every wine there is a season: Red for Autumn and ...

Things are going to slide, slide in all directions
Won't be nothing
Nothing you can measure anymore
The blizzard, the blizzard of the world
has crossed the threshold
and it has overturned
the order of the soul
- Leonard Cohen, The Future
Santayana was right and Godwin can ...

Education does not necessarily make one smarter. I think the most recent election underscores that statement: millions of educated voters decided to spin the wheel, throw the dice, and bet on the candidate with no experience who spent the last year ...

Who makes the best tacos? If you live on social media, you know tomorrow is Taco Tuesday -- but not just any Taco Tuesday. It's doubly special -- because it is also National Taco Day! Thousands will take to twitter, ...

You may have noticed our absence as of late. Rest assured we are alive and well -- traveling, tasting and tweeting. We are spending less time indoors, and more time out. And the result? Weight loss and a better outlook ...

There is a common myth that it takes 21 days to establish a new habit. Scientific observation and research indicate it takes quite a bit longer -- an average of 66 days. But how long does it take to break ...

Charismatic Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau isn't the only thing drawing United States' visitors across the border. As we count down to Cleveland and the start of the Republican National Convention, both Democrats and Republicans alike are making the same inquiry:
Just how ...

You know that couple. Maybe you ARE that couple. You love wine; she loves beer. Or maybe HE loves wine and you love beer. Is it possible to pair a dish with both wine and beer together?
That was the challenge ...

Mother Nature proved she is the original foodie last week at a sumptuous banquet overlooking Buffalo Bayou to celebrate ten years of Recipe for Success. As dark clouds rolled in and thunder shook the glass of the building where I ...

We love our Tex-Mex here in Houston! But many of us gringos have no concept of authentic Mexican cuisine, although we occupy land once part of Estados Unidos Mexicanos. While a certain orange-hued cartoon character drums up votes with his ...

Oh. My. Goodness. Look at her shoes. And after Labor Day no less. Shudder. She's wearing... white!
The prevailing opinion, be it for marketing or merely historical convenience, is that for every wine there is a season: Red for Autumn and ...

The secret is out! Spicewood Vineyards makes incredible wine and has joined the Texas Fine Wine group as its newest member.
I suppose it was not that much of a secret, because they seem to be so popular with their Wine ...

Another Wine Blog is now a monthly contributor to Snooth, the world's largest comprehensive wine community with over 1 million users! Based in New York City, Snooth features millions of price listings and wine reviews, and powers wine and food ...

I forgot how much I love Cartograph wines. Back in 2011, before I began the 4-year litigation effort around that little spill in the Gulf of Mexico, I visited Dry Creek Valley to participate in their harvest. On an afternoon ...

As we sat down to dinner Sunday night to celebrate our oldest son's birthday, we needed a special wine. We missed his 21st birthday, because he had moved out at 18 after some growing pains and parental clashes that sent ...

Sauvignon Blanc is such a beautiful wine, and offers plenty of styles for a variety of taste buds. From the grassy, high acid crisp styles from New Zealand to the beautifully sweet Sauternes of France, Sauvignon Blanc is also widely ...

We love the 2012 Sbragia Family Vineyards Merlot from the Home Ranch in Sonoma County's Dry Creek Valley to pair with a bone in rib-eye and crisp field greens topped with bacon. Lush dark fruitfruit flavors of black cherries and ...

The "Sideways" effect came about because so many people just did not understand the movie. The common misconception is that Miles disdained Merlot -- when in truth he revered it. But the very thought of Merlot caused Miles incredible pain ...